{"id":135813,"date":"2020-02-23T08:38:48","date_gmt":"2020-02-23T08:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=135813"},"modified":"2020-02-23T08:38:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-23T08:38:51","slug":"new-apple-patent-is-another-hint-that-it-may-ditch-iphones-lightning-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=135813","title":{"rendered":"New Apple patent is another hint that it may ditch iPhone&#039;s Lightning Port"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\">\n<p>Rumors have floated for months that Apple might jettison the iPhone&#8217;s Lightning Port come 2021 and a newly discovered patent shows us what that could look like.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/appft.uspto.gov\/netacgi\/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&amp;Sect2=HITOFF&amp;u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&amp;r=21&amp;p=1&amp;f=G&amp;l=50&amp;d=PG01&amp;S1=(apple.AANM.+AND+20200220.PD.)&amp;OS=aanm\/apple+and+pd\/2\/20\/2020&amp;RS=(AANM\/apple+AND+PD\/20200220)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">patent<\/a> was first discovered by <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/02\/21\/apple-researching-all-glass-iphone-with-wraparound-touchscreen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Apple Insider<\/em><\/a> and is labeled as &#8220;Electronic device with glass enclosure.&#8221; If that&#8217;s too vague for you, it&#8217;s described further as &#8220;An electronic device includes a six-sided glass enclosure defining an interior volume and comprising a first glass member and a second glass member.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Apple filed the patent on Aug. 15, 2019, and published by the patent office on Thursday. The first reliable reports on the big port move <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/8201\/apples-2021-iphone-could-ditch-wired-headphones-for-good\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">came in December 2019<\/a> from noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.<\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s this image that&#8217;s attached to the patent. There are dozens of images in the patent but this one lays it all out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><picture itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><source   type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><source   type=\"image\/jpeg\"><\/source><img alt=\"A sneak peak of iPhone 2021?\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!87bf\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1214410%252Faa1d2043-2e2e-4053-a4a9-f4e9e1225a44.png%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.png?signature=CFwDIsAKMc6WdSXF1ENSlXBUBVw=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"   src_type=\"jpeg\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>A sneak peak of iPhone 2021?\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  APPLE \/ US GOV. PATENT OFFICE\n<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Obviously, the big thing to notice here is the absence of the Lightning Port. But there&#8217;s more going on here, too. Namely, there are no buttons of any kind. The volume buttons look to be, as <em>Apple Insider<\/em> notes, touch controls, as the phone has a waterfall display with the screen going over the edges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As the title says, this thing is enclosed in glass on all six sides, meaning Apple could be moving toward a completely smooth, glass-encased iPhone completely reliable on wireless charging. Well, with the exception of the camera, which isn&#8217;t addressed in this particular patent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/8783\/report-apple-to-unveil-new-cheaper-iphone-as-early-as-march\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report: Apple to unveil new, cheaper iPhone &#8216;as early as March&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kuo&#8217;s report back in December 2019 indicated that the Lightning Port-less phone would likely be the top-tier model of the 2021 iPhone line (the iPhone 13 Pro Max, using Apple&#8217;s current naming scheme) while other models (the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13) would retain the Lightning Port.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And, for what it&#8217;s worth, another Apple patent <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/19\/11\/02\/apple-again-investigating-wrap-around-display-for-iphone-another-patent-filing-has-revealed-that-apple-is-continuing-its-efforts-to-make-foldable-iphones-this-time-specifically-looking-to-make-use-of-the-sides-and-back-of-devices-apple-has-filed-a-fu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">published in 2019<\/a> showed off another version of the iPhone that was without the Lightning port. That phone, though, also featured a dramatic redesign unlike the one above which still resembles the iPhone we know and love. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Of course, this all comes with the caveat that patents are just a claim to the idea and design and that none of these designs are guaranteed to ever come to fruition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But, as with everything Apple, it&#8217;s always fun to wonder.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/tech\/9160\/new-apple-patent-is-another-hint-that-it-may-ditch-iphones-lightning-port\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Rumors have floated for months that Apple might jettison the iPhone&#8217;s Lightning Port come 2021 and a newly discovered patent shows us what that could look like.\u00a0 The patent was first discovered by Apple Insider and is labeled as &#8220;Electronic device with glass enclosure.&#8221; If that&#8217;s too vague for you, it&#8217;s described further as &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":135814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135813"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=135813"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135815,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135813\/revisions\/135815"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/135814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=135813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=135813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=135813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}